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OpenOffice is a wonderful program. Free, functional, and and no-fuss alternative to the increasingly baroque MSOffice pack.
But did you know that it's open source? I'm sure you do. But do you know what that entails? I'll show you in a second.
As a regular user of MSWord 2010 on my school's computers, I find myself becoming quite fond of the 'live word count' - a function in the bottom of the screen telling you exactly how many words you have, and when a group of text is selected, how many is in that. Very handy, especially for time pressed WriMoWriters.
OpenOffice lacks this handy function... or does it?
Yes, WriMoMates! There is an answer to your sad cry of 'but where'? And there is one major pro and one major con compared to the later-than-07 versions of MSWord.
The con: It doesn't appear to count a word selection, but that's piffle. ETA: Actually, it does, though it isn't beside the total word count as in Word '07. The new con is that opening two instances by mistake will crash your document and possible prevent it recovering, so make sure to check and save often as usual with the beasty that is technology.
The pro: One may enter words that one wishes to write, and this handy little macro tells you what percentage of it you've written in your session. Brilliant!
Where can I get this marvellous thing?:
Right here. Everything you need to know is there.
Windows 7 users: Should you encounter permission troubles and you're an admin, fear not, it's easily fixed - simply right click 'Properties' and give yourself full permission over the containing folder. You should already have it anyway.
Hope you find this helpful - we're a third of the way there already.
Toodles,
Schem. :¬)
P.S. If by some off chance you try this and it doesn't work, I'll hover around this journal and offer some tips to anyone having trouble with older versions and see what I can do. Viel gluck!
But did you know that it's open source? I'm sure you do. But do you know what that entails? I'll show you in a second.
As a regular user of MSWord 2010 on my school's computers, I find myself becoming quite fond of the 'live word count' - a function in the bottom of the screen telling you exactly how many words you have, and when a group of text is selected, how many is in that. Very handy, especially for time pressed WriMoWriters.
OpenOffice lacks this handy function... or does it?
Yes, WriMoMates! There is an answer to your sad cry of 'but where'? And there is one major pro and one major con compared to the later-than-07 versions of MSWord.
The pro: One may enter words that one wishes to write, and this handy little macro tells you what percentage of it you've written in your session. Brilliant!
Where can I get this marvellous thing?:
Right here. Everything you need to know is there.
Windows 7 users: Should you encounter permission troubles and you're an admin, fear not, it's easily fixed - simply right click 'Properties' and give yourself full permission over the containing folder. You should already have it anyway.
Hope you find this helpful - we're a third of the way there already.
Toodles,
Schem. :¬)
P.S. If by some off chance you try this and it doesn't work, I'll hover around this journal and offer some tips to anyone having trouble with older versions and see what I can do. Viel gluck!
Camp NaNoWriMo
It is finally once again upon us! My how the times fly! WriMo-Writers wanted to wish everyone good luck, and remind you that the chat is open. #CampNaNoWriMo
Cheers!
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There Goes Week Two
Whoever said that the second week was going to be harder than the first...they were right. Well, for a lot of the people I know. Some people are already crossing the finish line. And then there are some who aren't even close.
But now we are going onto week three. That means the first half of the month is gone and hopefully half of your novel is done, at the very least. Don't fret if you aren't, you still have the last half of the month to catch up. Just keep on writing.
How did your second week go? Do you think week three is going to be any easier?
Tracey
The End of Week One
It's the end of week one! I hope everyone is doing well. The first week can be hard because it's the beginning of the novel. For some people, it's the hardest part to write. Did you struggle with your beginning or is now about the time when you're having issues writing. I know I am (but that is because of illness).
Some of my writing buddies told me that if you're struggling on a scene or a section of your novel, skip it and fill in the blanks later. It works occasionally. Write the scenes you know or the ones you want to write. It will help you get further faster.
Word Wars also help. If you don't know where to find some word wars, please
Are You Ready?
First, I'm going to start off by apologizing for not posting much. I just recently got a new job and I'm trying to get used to my schedule but I'll get the hang of it soon enough.
So, we have less than 24 hours until NaNoWriMo and there are some places who have already started. Are you ready? Do you just have a few more things to do before you're ready or do you still have so much to go? I won't lie, I fell behind in my planning. It's not my novels that I need to plan, it's my workspace that isn't prepared.
Who is staying up (or stayed up) until midnight to write?
Good luck, everyone!
Tracey
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Ooo, nice. Thank you!